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Ken Griffin on Citadel leaving Chicago for Miami..."In April, Griffin expanded on the crime issue in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. “If people aren’

Ken Griffin on Citadel leaving Chicago for Miami..."In April, Griffin expanded on the crime issue in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. “If people aren’t safe here, they’re not going to live here,” he said. “I’ve had multiple colleagues mugged at gunpoint. I’ve had a colleague stabbed on the way to work. Countless issues of burglary. I mean, that’s a really difficult backdrop with which to draw talent to your city from.”

skrtskrt 4y ago
Ken Griffin left Chicago because he wasn't able to get his little conservative candidates to win elections with all the money he was pumping in, and he didn't want to pay Illinois taxes anymore. Chicago now is probably safer than it ever has been. He lived in a giant half-block-long mansion a short ride from downtown, and his employees were paid well enough to never touch public transit if they wanted. It was a transparently BS political play that everyone in Chicago saw through and rightfully ridiculed. Those quotes are designed for people who only know Chicago through right wing media like the Wall Street Journal.
- peanuty1 4y ago
  If it's as safe as you say, I wonder why so many people refer to it as "Chiraq".
- hnburnsy 4y ago
  From the McDonalds CEO about Chicago crime via CNN... https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/business/mcdonalds-ceo-chicago-crime/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/business/mcdonalds-ceo-chicag... "For McDonald’s, though, the issue isn’t just about conditions in stores — it’s also about recruiting leaders to the company’s headquarters and convincing corporate workers to return to the office,” the CEO said. “It’s more difficult today for me to convince a promising McDonald’s executive to relocate to Chicago from one of our other offices than it was just a few years ago,” he said. “It’s more difficult for me to recruit a new employee to McDonald’s, to join us in Chicago than it was in the past.” And when it comes to returning to the office, he said, “one of the things that I hear from our employees [is] … ‘I’m not sure it’s safe to come downtown.’”

skrtskrt 4y ago

Ken Griffin left Chicago because he wasn't able to get his little conservative candidates to win elections with all the money he was pumping in, and he didn't want to pay Illinois taxes anymore. Chicago now is probably safer than it ever has been. He lived in a giant half-block-long mansion a short ride from downtown, and his employees were paid well enough to never touch public transit if they wanted. It was a transparently BS political play that everyone in Chicago saw through and rightfully ridiculed. Those quotes are designed for people who only know Chicago through right wing media like the Wall Street Journal.

peanuty1 4y ago
If it's as safe as you say, I wonder why so many people refer to it as "Chiraq".
hnburnsy 4y ago
From the McDonalds CEO about Chicago crime via CNN... https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/business/mcdonalds-ceo-chicago-crime/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/business/mcdonalds-ceo-chicag... "For McDonald’s, though, the issue isn’t just about conditions in stores — it’s also about recruiting leaders to the company’s headquarters and convincing corporate workers to return to the office,” the CEO said. “It’s more difficult today for me to convince a promising McDonald’s executive to relocate to Chicago from one of our other offices than it was just a few years ago,” he said. “It’s more difficult for me to recruit a new employee to McDonald’s, to join us in Chicago than it was in the past.” And when it comes to returning to the office, he said, “one of the things that I hear from our employees [is] … ‘I’m not sure it’s safe to come downtown.’”